Monday 19 November 1787

Plays

Performances
Henry VIII, The Enchanted Castle
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£145 13s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
43%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Mainpiece: In Act I The Banquet; In Act IV the Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen. To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christening

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £145 13s 6d £143 15s £0 £1 18s 6d £0
Total £145 13s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £8 6s 6d Internal Music the 17th. Inst.
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum do. [the 17th. Inst.]
Properties 5s 6d Departmental Properties do. [the 17th. Inst.]
Newspaper Advertisements £200 External Paid Mr. Harris's draft to Mr. W: Woodfall Large sums of money occasionally moved between Covent Garden and the Woodfalls (newspaper proprietors) in the 1770s-90s, and, on 26 November 1787, the theatre received £200 from Thomas Harris to cover this particular payment. But the reasons are unclear, and it may be a mistake to categorise this payment as newspaper advertising.
Baskets £21 14s External Paid Mrs. M: Farby in full for last Season
Unknown £30 Unknown Paid Mrs. Grey Covent Garden paid a Mrs Grey multiple significant sums of money in the late 1780s, sometimes in relation to Thomas Harris, but her identity is unclear. The theatre employed a singer named Mrs Grey at this time, but her salary was only £1 a week at most; she does not seem a natural fit with these occasional payments (see BD vol. 6, pp. 320-1).
Total £260 11s